Keston and Moorings Medical Practice is recruiting a clinical pharmacist with independent prescribing for its pharmacy hub, which covers all established sites and associate practices. The post centres on chronic disease management, clinical medication reviews and complex polypharmacy, with the pharmacist supporting GPs, nurses and patients on repeat prescribing and medication queries. Within the hub model, the pharmacist has a lead pharmacist and a GP partner as mentors and gains training in managing low-level pathology results. Applicants need GPhC registration and an independent prescriber qualification.
What the job involves
- Carry out clinical medication reviews and take on chronic disease management areas
- Proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy needs
- Give primary support to GP staff on prescriptions, repeat prescribing and clinical queries
- Conduct chronic care reviews and assist the practice with QOF
- Carry out virtual medication reviews of repeat requests from patients, care homes and pharmacies
- Carry out face-to-face medication reviews where indicated
- Review and answer medication queries from GPs, nurses and other professionals, and complex queries from patients and community pharmacies
- Review hospital discharge letters, reconcile medication and see patients after prolonged admissions when needed
- Liaise with secondary care on medication issues and process shared care requests
- Prescribe repeat medications and switch acute requests to repeat where appropriate
- Review and manage pathology results under protocol and supervision
- Carry out medication safety audits and review and action MHRA alerts
What’s required
Qualifications
- Pharmacy degree
- PCN CPPE training completed
- Independent prescriber qualification
Registration & licences
- GPhC registration
Experience
- Willingness or experience to supervise junior pharmacists and/or technicians
- Experience reviewing asthma, COPD, hypertension and type 2 diabetes
- Previous primary care experience
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent people and verbal communication skills
- Ability to use initiative and judgement
- Ability to work under pressure
Other
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and co-operative
- Motivated, proactive and keen to learn
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Assertive and resilient
Nice to have
- Experience in minor illness
- Experience in pathology management
- Minor illness competencies
- ACP qualification
What’s offered
- Mentoring from an allocated lead pharmacist and a GP partner
- Structured supervision and senior GP mentorship
- Support to develop skills in clinical interests
- Exposure to enhanced services and modern models of care delivery
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
